Honey (Kara song)
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"Honey" is a EP by K-pop
girl group
Kara
. It was released on online music sites on February 12, 2009, with a physical release on February 18, 2009. It became the group's first #1 single on March 5, 2009, when it topped the M.Net M Countdown chart show.
"'s cute and lively concept, "Honey" is a song that is more wistful and features the members of Kara as soft, feminine women.
was scheduled to be released on February 19, but was then moved up a day to February 18. The new EP features "Honey", various remixes of "Pretty Girl", and "Goodday Season 2", a song that was initially only given a digital release.
The song was remixed from the original version, and also underwent a slight name change from "" (Ha-ni) to "Honey".
" did, while Goo Hara stated that the song appealed to an older age group. On music portal M.Net, the song leaped to #2, behind Girls' Generation
's "Gee
," which has topped the chart for 7 weeks. After a few weeks, the song achieved its first #1 on M.Net's M Countdown show on March 5, 2009, beating out "Gee" by two points. The song also won the "Mutizen" ("music netizen") award on SBS's Inkigayo ("Popular Songs") program.
K-pop
K-pop is a musical genre consisting of electropop, hip hop, pop, rock, and R&B music originating in South Korea...
girl group
Girl group
A girl group is a popular music act featuring several young female singers who generally harmonise together.Girl groups emerged in the late 1950s as groups of young singers teamed up with behind-the-scenes songwriters and music producers to create hit singles, often featuring glossy production...
Kara
Kara (band)
Kara is a popular South Korean girl group signed with DSP Media . The band name Kara comes from the Greek Word "chara" Kara (Hangul: 카라, Japanese: カラ, often stylized as KARA) is a popular South Korean girl group signed with DSP Media (DSP). The band name Kara comes from the Greek Word "chara" Kara...
. It was released on online music sites on February 12, 2009, with a physical release on February 18, 2009. It became the group's first #1 single on March 5, 2009, when it topped the M.Net M Countdown chart show.
Background
In contrast to "Pretty GirlPretty Girl (song)
Pretty Girl is a the second mini-album by K-pop girl group Kara. It was released on online music sites and on CD on December 4, 2008.-History:...
"'s cute and lively concept, "Honey" is a song that is more wistful and features the members of Kara as soft, feminine women.
History
At the end of January 2009, DSP Entertainment announced that fans would be able to vote on Kara's follow-up single, starting on January 28, at Kara's official website, ending on February 2. By the deadline of February 2, "Honey" was the clear winner, with 60% of the votes. A repackaged mini-albumExtended play
An EP is a musical recording which contains more music than a single, but is too short to qualify as a full album or LP. The term EP originally referred only to specific types of vinyl records other than 78 rpm standard play records and LP records, but it is now applied to mid-length Compact...
was scheduled to be released on February 19, but was then moved up a day to February 18. The new EP features "Honey", various remixes of "Pretty Girl", and "Goodday Season 2", a song that was initially only given a digital release.
The song was remixed from the original version, and also underwent a slight name change from "" (Ha-ni) to "Honey".
Promotion
The group debuted the song on KBS's Music Bank program on February 13, 2009.Music video
Kara filmed the music video for "Honey" on February 10. The music video was to be released on February 17 but was moved up a day to February 16.The music video features the girls in pure angelic dresses sitting at home.Tracklisting
Charts and performance
Kara member Han Seung-yeon noted that "Honey" climbed the charts much faster than "Pretty GirlPretty Girl (song)
Pretty Girl is a the second mini-album by K-pop girl group Kara. It was released on online music sites and on CD on December 4, 2008.-History:...
" did, while Goo Hara stated that the song appealed to an older age group. On music portal M.Net, the song leaped to #2, behind Girls' Generation
Girls' Generation
Girls' Generation is a nine-member South Korean electropop girl group formed by S.M. Entertainment in 2007. The nine members are: Taeyeon , Jessica, Sunny, Tiffany, Hyoyeon, Yuri, Sooyoung, Yoona and Seohyun...
's "Gee
Gee (Girls' Generation song)
"Gee" is a song by K-pop girl group Girls' Generation. It was released on online music sites on January 5, 2009, with the physical release of the EP on January 7...
," which has topped the chart for 7 weeks. After a few weeks, the song achieved its first #1 on M.Net's M Countdown show on March 5, 2009, beating out "Gee" by two points. The song also won the "Mutizen" ("music netizen") award on SBS's Inkigayo ("Popular Songs") program.